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A Candidate Visits
The R(*d and Black is looking forward to
the visit of Maynard Jackson. Dernmratic
(’andidaU* for the l mt(*<l States Senate
Jackson plans to speak at the Liw School
Audititriuin Thursday at 2 JO p m tic will
discuss the voting record of present Senator
Taltnadge pertaining to such vital programs
as education, urban development, and agri
culture
Two major problems which will be dis-
cussod arc the Vietnam War and the Selective
Service System Jackson feels that the in
terests of the people have long f#*en ignored
and that he can give the public a chance for
a change.
We welcome Jackson to the University
campus and will watch his growing campaign
with interest
AW. COME ON. YA LL LET SOMEBODY WIN IT ON THIS BALLOT.
GUNSMOKE S ON IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES . . .
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A Coming Convenience
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You've watch it go up First the steel frame.
tN*n the roof, and the tall brick walls This fall
the long proposed new University Bookstore will
berume a reality. serving more University stu
dents than ever before
The new building with its increased facilities
will replace the old book store in Memorial
Hall The spate in Memorial will be used to
increase the recreation area of the building
Occupying a central location on campus, the
new University Book Store should be easily
accessible to everyone
With more space for shopping and parking
Hm* shopper should find this new store a vast
improvement over the old A more spacious
area to house books, supplies, stationary and
souvemers should provide the student with a
more convenient, pleasant atmosphere to pur
chase
Other Headaches
Marvin Van Vleck. traffii anti security, has
said that one ol his greatest headaches is
car pools He said thc\ congest traffic,
causing campus buses to be late
lie also said that it everyone uses the
buses things would Ik* quicker
However, if everyone did use the buses,
then iiHire buses would have to Ik* added,
enough in fact, to accommodate in excess
nnb JBlarfe
ot IK iaai students and faculty
This would mean around tiOO buses alto-
gether. or bum|K*r to bum|M*r bust's around
campus.
Then too. if everyone did use the buses,
more routes would have to Ik* added, the
buses would Ik* more crowded, and service
would Ik* slower, altogether
Perhaps car pools would prevent this?
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MIAMI — The midst
of activities along the* rich Gold
( oust of Florida's Miami Beach
this wivk is comparable to tin*
eve of a hurricane While can
didates' favorite sons, and even
some not-so-favorite sons travel
up and down famous Collins
Avenue attempting to sway
tin* vote oi some uncommitted
dek'gate. passers-by. and vo
lunteers shout hard and long
lor their favorite candidate,
or more often for the candidate
writing their paycheck.
Richard Nixon arrived in this
('invention City with the planmsi
organization remindful of the
European campaign of World
War II. While some news-
papers declared that Ik* was
mobbed by throngs of sup
porters, (Ik* actual count was
somewhere less than lf>00. His
Hilton Hotel arrival, on the
otlM'i' hand, saw a pmlession.il
man-lung corps of some 200
prvttv girls strutting to the mu
sic of another professional or
ganization hired to assure that
the Nixon momentum would
not die before his arrival. Nixon
was not the* only candidate
using his financial sources to
woo and influence both tele
vision viewers and even a few
actual delegates who might have
been able to fight their way
throughout the mass of sup
porters most of whom won t
be voting in elections until
Julie Nixon and David Kisen-
huwer are grandparents.
Governor Nelson R<x-kefeller
did his part too. He held a re
ception in the grand ballroom
of the Americana Hotel for the
delegates and their alternates
to the convention. A hotel
spokesman said that about 6000
persons liad attended tin* event
and that an additional audi
torium next to the ballroom
liad to be opened. Tln*re was
free fix*! tcavier. shrimp, and
so forthi and beverage (you
name it i for all the guests.
Working in the middle of
the control situation in one can
didate operati(xi. this reporter
has realized that winning an
election, or in this case, a
nomination, is not an easy task
While events often appear spon
taneous. suc h as sudden endor
The Republican bandwagon is
waiting for its leader.
The political spirit of TV-
America is stirring once again
Elephant and Donkey sym
pathizers alike are eagerly
awaiting the first, third, fifth,
or whatever ballot elects the
GOP nominee.
Television watchers every
where will tune in to witness
the voting from beginning to
end
Johnny Carson fans would
love lor Ed McMahon to open
NBC’s coverage of the ballot
ing Can t you hear him now?
From Miami, the Tonight
Show " Nothing could be
more fitting There’s bound to
be quite a show tonight
Even Ed McMahon, how
ever. would be at a loss for
words when he came to the
part which goes. “Starring
That's the big question. Who
will be the star of the Miami
show?
Maybe Ed would be correct
in saying. “From Miami, the
Tonight Show, starring Richard
Nixon Dickie’s guests tonight
are Ronald Reagan. Nelson
Rockefeller. Charles Percy. Ed
ward Brooke — and — special
guest star Mark Hatfield."
Then again, that may be en
tirely wrong After the final bal
lot. Ed could very well say,
“And now. heeearr’s Rocky."
or “Ronnie"
So far. the Convention news
gives cause for a reasonable
guess or two. buLwe still can't
be sure what will happen. After
all. what are we TV watchers to
think when within 30 minutes we
hear reports such as:
NIXON NEVER STRONGER
ROCKEFELLER GAINING
RAPIDLY
REAGAN. IF NOT NIXON
The uncertainty, as dis
played in these reports,
seems much more perplexing
than terrifying Either of the
candidates (this does not in
clude non-candidate candidates)
would probably make a good
showing in November Such a
thought should pacify the TV-
Republicans at least.
Nor are the TV-Democrats
greatly worried by the uncer
tainty of the present Conven
tion Just ask a staunch Demo
crat who he thinks will win in
November, no matter who the
Republicans put up. You'll
soon be told that the Demo
cratic nominee will be Presi
dent
Then, just for kicks, ask the
same Democrat who will be the
nominee of his partv. His de
termined look will reveal how
positive he is that the winner
will he ... No never mind,
that's another week, another con
vention. and an entirely different
story of uncertainty.
For the time being, we are
well-occupied by the Republican
Convention, thanks to Chet.
David. Walter, and William F.
Now that all of the candidates
seem to be in double jeopardy.
I sort of wish Ed would come
out and sav. “and now. hear s
Pat ."
We tube watchers know that
Pat Paulsen has denied his candi
dacy and announced his candida
cy much better than any man in
Miami who has done the same.
senwnt and changes in delegate Christopher Homier
votes, such moves are usually
Regular Guy
l uiversity History, Hart II
I wire Suspended Student Later Heroines Chancellor
By WILLIAM TATE
Deanul Men
When President Josiah
Meigs reached Athens. Ik* was
given the responsibility of
developing thirty seven acres
Net aside for the “University
Yard." At that time the word
“yard" was used rather than
tin* word “campus", and even
today the center portion of
(XT major American universi
ty is still called the Harvard
Yard " Just north of tin* cam
pus “Front Street" was laid
oil. later to be called Broad
Stn*et.' and College Avenue ran
toward the north at right an
gles
With the plans ot Old C’on-
n.vticut Hall at Yale in his
pocket, tin* new president ik*-
euVil to erect his first building
in imitation ot this structure at
his Ainu Mater, so Old College
was authorized in 1801. with
classes to meet lor the time
being in a wooden building
when* Phi Kappa now stands
Waddell Hal! came in 1820 so
when .mother hig building was
built in 1822 the terms "Old Col
lege for the Georgian struc
ture and “New College" for tin*
Federal building were informal
ly adopted and became tradi
lion
HI LDING PROGRESS
The I Vinos them an Society
presumes to have been organ-
izwl with the first class in 1801
because speaking was part of
student activities and was eon
»dered the mark of a good col-
Vgi student and future political
Md m MM DunodM
an built its hall in the theme of
Federal architecture to match
New College In 1832 the Chapel
added a new style to the cam
pus. Greek Revival, lor its
sunpk* and classical lines and
its beautifully proportioned
columns with their Done capi
tals. were as purely Greek as one
of the ancient temples For
many years this simplicity was
marred by a bell steepk* on the
nut near the front
The Ivy Building which is the
t-Ncwlhern half ot tfc* Arademw*
Building came next in 1832. fol
lowed bv Phi Kappa in 1833.
During this time two churc hes
sIcmxI on tin* campus, the Pres
byterian between tin* Ivy Build
ing and town, and the Baptist
Church on the northwest cor
ner of the college* yard. In I860
(he* library building was put up
near where the Arch now is.
replacing the Presbyterian
Church, and these two build
mgs were to stand for years
until thc\ were joinc*d togetlier
in 1903
There was another Hurry ot
building when tin* prcsick*nt and
the Senatus Academicus felt
that the faculty should have
hcxiscs (Ni the campus and Ik*
required to live there, to help
with tlte supervision of the* col
lege stuck*nts. so tlie Stratum
House was built in 1841). the
Cham ellor s House* in 184b tin*
Lustra! House m 1847. and (Ik*
Lumpkin House* in 1857 as part
ot this plan with only two ot
tlK*s<* still standing If w»* del me
ttle early days of the* University
as be*irg tin* pre-U»vil War ek*c-
ades. this list of buildings
completes the* campus or the*
yard
1JTERARY SOCIETIES
During these* early days
theTe* were no fratemitie*s. ne*
athletics, no autexnobile*s. and.
of course, no coeds Even
hase*ball had not been lx>rn
The students varied their
die*t ot Latin. Greek, moral phi
loseiphy. ethics, and ancient
history by pranks and espe
cially by participating in the* lit
erary sex'it* ties
Dcmoslheman proudly
dares her origin from 1801 and
she was not to have a competi
tor tor approximately two
ckvjch*s The* two first librar
ies on the* campus wen* on the
first floor of the*se two buikl-
mgs — Deinoslhenian Hall and
Phi Kappa Hall, and the two
halls upstairs were the* centers
of student oratory, long de
bates on Saturday mornings
and even into the afternoeins.
with membership base*d on
sternly guardc*d secrets
Students pn/c*d the*ir mem
bership. and a boy’s reputa-
tion on eampus was based on
his eloquence and long-winded
ness Perhaps no single tradi
tion is more significant than
the fact that each Wednesday
night now tor over a century ,
these societies have held meet-
ings. with varying fortunes, of
course, from year to year and
with programs that have var
ied in both nature and value.
Earlier memos of meetings
of these two societies, often
preserved in the Georgiana
Collection in the Rare Rook
Room of the Library, are im
portant sc xi revs ot informa
tion
I ONORARY MEMBER
Especially interesting is a
stud\ ol the topic's tor debates
and the choice o( honorary
members I am very proud of
the* tact that I as an undergrade
ate was a member and presi
dent of Phi Kappa, and that 1
was elected as an honorary life
member of Demosthenian
Some day a long study
sluxilc! bo made of tin* two liter
ary societies, for I consider
them really one of the most
cokxlul traditions and one of
the most useful activities on
the* campus I wish that more
speaking was required ot each
member, and I wcxikl like to see
tlx* gnxip sponsor a course
in parliamentary law
Mr P H Moll, who was Pro
fessor of Ethics at the Un
iversity. wrote a Ixxik on par
liamentary law published in
1887. the same Patrick H Melt
wId was Chancellor from 1878
t«» 1888 I once gave a series of
kvtures on parliamentary law
at Phi Kappa when 1 was Debate
Couch at the University, at that
time they planned lot me to
giw an examination and award
certificates, a program which
did not work out since. I
guess, college students did not
want to take anv voluntary
examinations «
MAGAZINE ACCOUNT
I am planning elsewhere to
write up at lull length my own
days as an undergraduate stu
dent. too long for these arti
cles. to be published in a kxui
magazine, and I shall write at
muc h length on my own per
sonal experiences and educa
tional activities as a speaker in
Pin Kappa and in the* intramural
pmgram tlien sponsored be
tween the two societies
Also, it is an interesting held
of study to analyze the mem
bership of tlx* two societies,
especially those to whom
honorary membership has
been offered from time to time.
Except perhaps for the two
literary societies, there was
not very much lex - college stu
dents to do between the days
when in 1800 we simply owncxl
an area of land and the War
Years ot the Sixties when tin*
University was closed because
all tin* students were soldiers
Dl*GHEE REQUIREMENTS
Once I mack* a talk chi the cur
riculum ot the University as 1
analyzed it each ten years, be
ginning with 1810 ot com Mv
essential program was a
study of the ancient c ultures,
epaecially Greece and Rome
aixl as far as I can tell, no stu
dent could enter tlx* University
or remain here unk*ss he* had at
least a Lit in class
Once those "scholars" defi
cient in Latin and Greek were
required to take one additional
remedial class a day. and at
«xx* turn* this remedial class in
Latin with another in Greek
was scheduled lor the forty-
tiw minutes preceding break
fast
Even when 1 came to the Un
iversity a student could not get
an AB degree without having
lour courses of Latin in high
.seh«h>l and at k*ast two years
in the* University In addition to
this linguistic discipline, there
were no prac tical courses of
anv nature, like aciYxinung or
agronomy, and the scientific
courses were based on philo
sophical lectures more than
on laboratory work.
LEAVING COLLEGE
Mv own father went to North
Georgia College, remaining
only three months, then went
to work in a store in Pickens
County. He always regretted
this decision to leave college;
but Ik* did not like Latin, ethic s,
metaphysics, and an overload
of Grecian and Roman history
He always regret ted dropping
exit of college, and he wrote his
will so that his property could
be especially available for the*
educational expenses of his
four children He* told my moth
er that the subjects he was
studying just did not have any
attraction tor him; but I rather
feel that today hi* might easily
enjoy a practical curriculum I
am sure, however, that the stu
dents found plenty to entertain
themselves, and the Faculty
Minutes indicate many colorful
cases
CC IjORFUL CASES
For instance. Robert
Toombs was suspended twice,
as was David C Harrow who
later was the University's
most beloved faculty member
ami most revered Chancellor
Anither student was solemnly
tried by the faculty and finally
required to apologize at a
special Chapel Assembly of
the entire student body and fac
ulty He was very manlv in wh.it
he said. I am very sorry that I
threw a rock the other night at
Professor McKay and missed
turn The (acuity had an infor
mal session just after his
apology and finally the stu
dent's apology was accepted
despite its strange ending
Always 1 want to recom
mend Dr Coulter's book If I
had the time to do it. I would
like to make a study of college
Ilk in the South from the begin
nings to the Civil War — at
Sewanee at Chapel Hill, at
Tuscalocxsu. at Oxford at Pen-
field and e^peuMilly in Athens
planned and organized days and
often weeks ahead.
Timing probably is the most
imjKirtant element in winning
the nomination The fact that
governors Rockefeller and Rea
gan arrived in Miami Beach
on Saturday and immediately
began contacting the dele
gates is evidence of their claim
that the convention will listen to
tlx* voice of tin* people and not
the* party controlers.
On the* other hand. Richard
Nixon staved away from the
action until Monday evening
It was essential tliat Nixon ap-
pear sure of himself and con
fident of a first-ballot nomi
nation. When asked why the for-
ner vice-president waited so long
•S to come to Miami, he replied.
•| "We wanted to let the King come
$ later after the pretenders had
:? already made their splash.'
Prediction seemed easier
when the view of Miami was
from Athens, but after hiking
part in the hurricane itself,
tin* whole situation appears
much less clear. As of now. this
reporter's prediction would be
that it Richard Nixon can b«*
stopped on the first ballot. Ron
aid Reagan will be nominated
by a close vote on the third
ballot. If Ik* fails on the third
ballot the nomination will go
to Governor Rockefeller on the
fifth ballot.
It seems important though
to remember that Harold Stas-
sen has been telling all of Mi
ami tliat he* will be nominated
chi the eighth ballot
Every day right before school and right
alter Harry would get in front of his mirrow
and dab a thick jelly on his hair, training
the* front part of his crew cut to stay up.
Harry was a regular guy.
He dressed like everybody else, laughed at
the same jokes, did the same things.
And like everybody else, Harry was never exceptional,
just adequate. He wasn't an exceptional student, or an ath
lete. or great with the girls
He* wasn t much, just plain Harry, a regular guv just
like* everybody else.
But where is Harry now?
• •«
She was lving on the floor, her furled white blouse pulled
over her back cotton mesh pants. Her matching coat was off
to the side, just covering her shoes
Her eyes were looking towards the ceiling and she had a
soulful expression, like she was about to hear God or some-
thing
There was some music* playing, the si tar. but it didn't
make any difference because Ham. plucking the banjo
wasn t listening
When he had to stop every so often to scratch, the girl
reached for his free hand and clinched it. a tear almost to
her eye.
But where is Harry now?
• • «
Harry was a regular guy
He dressed like everybody else, laughed at the same jokes,
did the same things, picked on the same people and used the
same slang, just like everybody else
And like everybody else. Harry was never exceptional,
just adequate.
He wasn't much, just plain Harry, a regular guv. just
like every body else in the Armv.
Clay Hryant
*1
An Open Letter
Dear Gen Hershev,
It has recently come to my at
tention that certain psuedo-in
tellectual politicians have
threatened to dismiss you
from office if they are elected
this year
Governor Maddox has not yet said what office
he has in mind for vuu. General, but the Georgia
Government now has several top positions
open for which vou are well qualified
You may be appointed head of the Pardons and
Parole Board Your past experience in taking
young men from their homes and families and
sending them to government facilities where
they are confined, regimented, and regulated
clearly demonstrates your aptitude for this
job
The people of lIs 1 state would rest assured that
if there were any attempted prison breaks, the
offenders would be immediately apprehended
ground. Gen. Hershev. Gov. Maddox has recent
ly expressed his displeasure with the lack of
temperance displayed by the officers in the
Georgia Air National Guard Can you imagine?
Some of them drink'
One of the most pressing needs in Georgia,
however, is a competent director for the new
Committee of 1000 As you probably know
General, this committee has many functions
similar to those of the Selective Service Sys
tem, and only slight adjustments in procedure
would have to be made
Where the Selective Service keeps up with a
persons physical locaUon and qualifications,
the Committee of 1000 keeps labs on a person's
poUUcal. moral, and spiritual outlook, all of
which are undoubtedlv capable of being reduced
to digital data and computerized
What we need in Georgia is someone like
yoi to set the absolutes for us Maybe you
could even devise a system whereby identifica
tion cards are issued to Georgians when thev
. . ■ "‘"T"?, attain an age at which thev become susivnti
and promptly sent to the front line for rock ble to corruption
breaking duty
Your steadfast resistance to reform within the
Selective Service System would fit right in with
the policies of the Pardons and Parole Board
Undoubtedly Ihe announcement that you mav
come to Georgia has produced considerable
apprehension lor General Hearn 'the head of
the Georgia National Guard After all. you would
outrank him and rumor has it that he is now out
beating the bushes for some other type of easy
employment.
Too bad vuu don't have an Air Pope back-
Pitv the poor misguided south who would fry
to oxidize his Committee of 1000 card
For the most part. General, you will be prime
material for shoring up any weak spots in Les-
'“T's dike which shields Georgians form the in
fluence of alcohol, preversion, atheistic com
munism liberalism, and any other deviation
which would tend to challenge our ideals of
God. Motherhood and the American way ot life
•'atrioficallv vours.
Clay Bry ant